“The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is the component of the reaffirmation process
that reflects and affirms the commitment of the Commission on Colleges to enhancing
the quality of higher education in the region and to focusing attention on student
learning. The QEP describes a carefully designed course of action that addresses a
well-defined and focused topic or issue related to enhancing student learning and/or
the environment supporting student learning and accomplishing the mission of the institution.“
(SACSCOC Handbook for Institutions Seeking Reaffirmation p. 39)

“Within the context of the QEP as a requirement for reaffirmation, the Commission
on Colleges broadly defines student learning as changes in (1) knowledge, (2) skills,
(3) behaviors, or (4) values. “ (p. 44)

The QEP will build on campus conversations that have focused around the Quest for
Student Success, the Academic Master Plan, and other reports and data related to student
learning that have been developed by faculty and administrative groups over the past
few years.

SACSCOC Guidelines for the QEP are detailed in the Core Requirement 2.12 and the Comprehensive
Standard 3.3.2 as found in the Principles of Accreditation.

CR 2.12:The institution has developed an acceptable Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that includes
an institutional process for identifying key issues emerging from institutional assessment
and focuses on learning outcomes and/or the environment supporting student learning
and accomplishing the mission of the institution.

CS 3.3.2:The institution has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan that (1) demonstrates institutional
capability for the initiation, implementation, and completion of the QEP; (2) includes
broad-based involvement of institutional constituencies in the development and proposed
implementation of the QEP; and (3) identifies goals and a plan to assess their achievement.